lightboat

English

Etymology

From light (noun) +‎ boat (noun).

Noun

lightboat (plural lightboats)

  1. (nautical) A boat with a light as a navigation aid; (loosely) any such boat or lightship.
    Hypernyms: lightvessel < vessel; light (synecdochally hypernymous)
    Coordinate terms: light buoy, lighthouse

Translations

See also

  • lighter (“boat for offloading, transfer, etc”)
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